Afghanistan's poppy farmers plant record opium crop, UN report says

Despite 10 years of western efforts to curb production, a combination of economics and political instability means farmers in the world's largest heroin-producing country are as enthusiastic as ever for the poppy

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/13/afghanistan-record-opium-crop-poppies-un?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=*AfPak%20Daily%20Brief&utm_campaign=AfPak%20Daily%20Brief%2011-13-13

My comment: It would have been cheaper to pay them not to farm the product than use it as a pretense for war.